CSN (box set)
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| Box set by Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | June 26, 1968 – April 3, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 297:19 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Graham Nash, Gerry Tolman | |||
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CSN is the eleventh album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, issued on Atlantic Records in 1991, not to be confused with the album of the same name released in 1977. A box set on four compact discs, it features material spanning 1968 through 1990 from their catalogue of recordings as a group in addition to selections from Crosby & Nash, Manassas, and their individual solo albums. It peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The set is "dedicated to the loving memory of Cass Elliot, without whom most of this music may not have been made."
The presence of the group's occasional fourth member, Neil Young, is limited to fourteen tracks and only two of his compositions for the band, "Helpless" and "Ohio." Of its 77 tracks, 25 had been unreleased previously, although many were alternate takes, alternate mixes, or concert versions of previously issued songs. Among these new versions are studio recordings by the full quartet of "Helplessly Hoping" and "See The Changes" (originally released by the trio), "Homeward Through The Haze" and "Taken At All" (originally by Crosby & Nash), and "The Lee Shore" (previously available only live). Other highlights include a cover of The Beatles' song "Blackbird", the full-length take of "Almost Cut My Hair", and the demo of "You Don't Have to Cry", the first recording they made as Crosby, Stills & Nash.
No tracks are taken from the following studio albums released either individually or in combination during the time period covered by the box: Down the Road; Illegal Stills; Whistling Down the Wire; Long May You Run; Innocent Eyes; and American Dream. The orphan single by Young and Nash, "War Song", is also not included and is only available on the Neil Young archives box.
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